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    The document discusses direct and indirect speech. It provides examples of how direct speech is represented with quotation marks and how indirect speech transforms aspects of direct speech sentences. Specifically, it notes that: (1) introductory verbs like "say" and "tell" are changed to the past tense, (2) verb tenses within the quoted portion are changed to the past tense, and (3) pronouns and time/place references are changed when transforming direct to indirect speech.

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    The document discusses direct and indirect speech. It provides examples of how direct speech is represented with quotation marks and how indirect speech transforms aspects of direct speech sentences. Specifically, it notes that: (1) introductory verbs like "say" and "tell" are changed to the past tense, (2) verb tenses within the quoted portion are changed to the past tense, and (3) pronouns and time/place references are changed when transforming direct to indirect speech.

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    The document discusses direct and indirect speech. It provides examples of how direct speech is represented with quotation marks and how indirect speech transforms aspects of direct speech sentences. Specifically, it notes that: (1) introductory verbs like "say" and "tell" are changed to the past tense, (2) verb tenses within the quoted portion are changed to the past tense, and (3) pronouns and time/place references are changed when transforming direct to indirect speech.

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    Reported/Indirect Speech Discurso Indirecto

    Direct Speech 1. Its the only thing I know how to do. 2. I can follow through. Indirect Speech 1. Natalie said that it was the only think she knew how to do. 2. She said that she could follow through. 3. She said that there was a way of turning back. 4. She said that she wouldnt forget.

    3. Theres a way of turning back.

    4. I wont forget.

    Direct speech the term is used to describe the way we represent the spoken word in writing. We punctuate the 4 types of sentences by putting quotation marks ( ) outside all other punctuation marks, such as commas (,), full stops (.) and exclamation marks (!).

    Example:

    statement The shops close at 7 tonight. question Do the shops close at 7 tonight? command Shut the window! exclamation What a slow train this is!

    Indirect speech when we want to report what someone says or said we have to transform some aspects in the sentences and we transform the direct speech in indirect speech.

    Transformations
    1. Introductory verbs: say, tell, ask (there are other verbs that you will learn in the following years)
    SAY ( said) Example: Terry said: They want to cut down the trees. Terry said they wanted to cut down the trees.

    TELL ( told)
    Example: John told me: I am tired. John told me he was tired.

    ASK ( asked)
    Example: My mother asked me: Where is my thermometer? My mother asked me where her thermometer was. My mother asked me: Do you have my thermometer? My mother asked me if I had her thermometer.

    2. Changes in the verb tenses

    Present Simple Terry said: They want to cut down the trees. Present Continuous Kamala said: I am holding a banner. Future The policeman said: I will have to arrest you. Past Simple We had a terrible day.

    Past Simple Terry said (that) they wanted to cut down the trees. Past Continuous Kamala said (that) she was holding a banner. Conditional The policeman told me (that) he would have to arrest me. Past Perfect They said they had had a terrible day.

    * Modal verbs
    - can - will -may -must could would might had to

    The other modals stay the same. 3. Pronouns, determiners and other expressions. Personal pronouns I You She/he We You They She He I (she / he) She /He they We They Possessive determiners My Your Her / his Our Your Their Her / his My (her / his) Her / his their Our Their

    4. Time expressions Direct Speech Indirect Speech there, in that place then, at the time that day the next day; the following year in two days the following year

    here now today tomorrow the day after tomorrow next year

    5. Use of that He said he was at the demonstration. Or demonstration. Sentence without that He said that he was at the

    Sentence with that

    6. Reporting questions

    He asked me: How much does the toothbrush cost? Present Simple He asked me how much the toothbrush cost. Simple

    Verb

    in

    the

    Verb in the Past

    * Nesta frase interrogativa permanece o interrogativo how much e desaparece o verbo auxiliar does.

    He asked her: Do you have a new toothbrush? Present Simple He asked her if she had a new toothbrush. Simple

    Verb

    in

    the

    Verb in the Past

    * Nesta frase interrogativa desaparece o verbo auxiliar do e aparece if (se).

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